AMA Racing announced today that two events have been removed from the 2008 Flat Track Championship schedule and a new event has been added. The races that have been cancelled are the GNC Twins half-mile scheduled at Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee, on June 7th and the TT and short track GNC Singles doubleheader scheduled at Castle Rock Race Park, Castle Rock, Washington, Aug. 8th-9th.
The new event is slated for Aug. 23rd at a soon-to-be-announced location. The Pro Expert Twins Series will be returning in 2008 and will run at select AMA Flat Track Championship GNC Twins events. The class is open to all Basic Expert License holders and any GNC licensed rider with three years experience or less who has not scored a point on GNC Twins equipment.
"We're naturally disappointed to have to cancel these two rounds because we worked very hard to bring AMA Flat Track Championship racing to our fans in Tennessee and Washington," said Flat Track Director Ken Saillant.
"Fortunately for folks living in Tennessee we have our upcoming GNC Twins half-mile round at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville on June 21st, and we plan to make an announcement very soon about a new round we are adding on Saturday, Aug. 23rd."
2008 AMA Flat Track Championship Schedule (Revised)
May 24th, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, TT, GNC Singles
May 25th, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, Mile, GNC Twins
May 31st, Vernon Downs, Vernon, NY, Mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jun 21st, Mountain Raceway Park, Maryville, TN, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jun 27th, Bedford Speedway, Bedford, PA, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jun 28th, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jul 4th, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jul 12th, Beulah Park, Grove City, OH, Mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jul 19th, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Jul 26th, Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Aug 2nd, MetraPark Raceway, Billings, MT, Half-mile, GNC Singles
Aug 17th, Peoria Race Park, Peoria, IL, TT, GNC Singles
Aug 23rd, TBA
Aug 30th, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, ST, GNC Singles
Aug 31st, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, Mile, GNC Twins
Sept 6th, Monticello Raceway, Monticello, NY, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Sept 13th, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN, Mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
Oct 4th, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins
